Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+15.1% vs TC avg
165
Total Applications
+6.1%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18292607 Smartwatch Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18460904 Electronically Controlled Mechanical Watch Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18602679 DEVICE AND WATCH Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18599950 DEVICE CASE AND TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18599987 TIMEPIECE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18063799 WATCH Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17949697 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SOLAR BATTERY AND TIMEPIECE INCLUDING SOLAR BATTERY Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18599311 TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18359441 TIMEPIECE DIAL Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
17800467 SILICON TIMEPIECE COMPONENT FOR A TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
17828497 TIMEPIECE OSCILLATOR ASSEMBLY DEVICE Final Rejection ROLEX SA
17603349 CAM-TYPE TIMEPIECE COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18315670 HOROLOGICAL REGULATING MEMBER PROVIDED WITH AN INDEX-ASSEMBLY SYSTEM Final Rejection ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
18055979 WATCH BEZEL ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY FORMING A TACTILE INTERFACE Final Rejection ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
17646317 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A ROTARY WHEEL MADE OF A NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND A BEARING PROVIDED WITH A CONE Non-Final OA ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
18400203 WATCH CASE COMPRISING A REMOVABLE ROTATING BEZEL Non-Final OA Harry Winston SA
18174146 HOROLOGICAL MECHANISM FOR ACTUATING A FLEXIBLE HAND Non-Final OA Montres Breguet S.A.
18605314 TIMEPIECE INCLUDING A MICROGENERATOR AND A LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18430012 DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUSLY ADJUSTING THE ACTIVE LENGTH OF A BALANCE SPRING Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18293430 MOBILE LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR WATCHES Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18597735 ACTUATABLE EXTERNAL PARTS ELEMENT Non-Final OA Omega SA
18348018 WATCH ADAPTED TO GENERATE A SEQUENTIAL ANIMATION Final Rejection OMEGA SA
18328362 TIMEPIECE REGULATING MEMBER PROVIDED WITH A PRECISION INDEX-ASSEMBLY SYSTEM Final Rejection Omega SA
18586816 TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA SEIKO WATCH KABUSHIKI KAISHA (trading as SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION)
18586900 TIMEPIECE DIAL AND TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA SEIKO WATCH KABUSHIKI KAISHA (trading as SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION)
18524165 WRIST-WORN DEVICE WITH REMOVABLE BEZEL Non-Final OA American Exchange Time LLC
17779239 LATERAL LUBRICATION OF COAXIAL TUBES Final Rejection ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
18328155 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE CLOCK MODELING Final Rejection CACI, INC.- FEDERAL
17874333 ASTRONOMICAL DISPLAY Final Rejection Preciflex SA
18003436 TIMEPIECE COMPRISING AZAN ANALOG COUNTER Final Rejection ALFAJR TRADING EST

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